I’ve found through the years that Valentine’s Day has taken on a whole new meaning. It went from flowers, chocolates, jewelry, and a nice romantic dinner to new discoveries through new adventures, to alleviate the sting of not having a spouse. This year isn’t any different; I have found ways to smash my broken heart to […]

It’s the first day of a new year. What a great time to start reinventing oneself; positive thoughts, beliefs and all over persona. It’s been a long time coming for me. I’m starting to embrace the beauty of life once again; learn new things just by opening my eyes. Learning, I’m all for it and […]

I never know how to approach the holidays. It’s sometimes very difficult and heartbreaking to contemplate that all I want to do is skip them all together. This year isn’t any different but, the thought of skipping them would most likely have my kids confused beyond belief, probably because they once knew a mom who […]

The year was 2003 and I was unaware of how deep my late husband’s prescription medication addiction had become. To me, we were a normal, happy family of four. We had a house, dogs, and I was a stay at home mom of two girls. Then Saturday May 18th happened (I will never forget that […]

I had the pleasure of connecting with Kristin via social media. I immediately sensed her energy and passion for her new nonprofit. After chatting with Kristin about her vision for The Butterfly Element, I knew I had to interview her for the November newsletter. The theme for November is Serving and Kristin’s life and vision […]

Hello and Welcome to my Inaugural Post. The Butterfly Element has LAUNCHED! Yes, it took awhile but the learning that was involved was well worth it. All the different faucets of opening a 501c 3 are amazing. We have the utmost respect for all the wonderful people we have worked with to get the non […]